AROUND THE LEAGUE

Brewers' Jenkins hits 3 HRs

When Geoff Jenkins walked to the plate in the seventh inning Wednesday, home runs were on his mind.

"You try not to think about it, but you'd be lying if it wasn't in the back of your mind," he said.

Jenkins had homered in his first three at-bats off San Diego's Jake Peavy.

Then, with a chance to hit four homers in a game for just the 15th time in major league history, Jenkins grounded out and struck out as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Diego Padres 10-0.

Mota charged in DUI

Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Guillermo Mota was charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence Wednesday after being arrested April 21 after he was stopped for allegedly driving between 85-90 m.p.h. by the California Highway Patrol.

Mota is scheduled to be arraigned June 17 in Glendale (Calif.) Superior Court on misdemeanor counts of DUI and driving while having a .08 percent or higher blood-alcohol level.

Blum to return

Astros third baseman Geoff Blum, who was hospitalized Tuesday in Houston with viral meningitis, is expected to rejoin the team Thursday.

WEDNESDAY'S GAMES

RESULTS, SYNOPSIS

San Diego 0 at Milwaukee1 0

W: Franklin (3-4)

L: Peavy (4-4)

Geoff Jenkins homered in 1st 3 ABs and Wayne Franklin threw 2-hitter for Brewers. "It's just one of those days when I saw the ball good," said Jenkins, who failed in last 2 ABs to homer again.

Florida 2 at Montreal 7

W: Vargas (2-1)

L: Pavano (3-5)

Ron Calloway drove in 2 runs with 1 of Expos' 6 doubles as Montreal moved within 2 games of lead. "It doesn't mean a thing unless you keep it going," Expos manager Frank Robinson said.

Atlanta 3 at Cincinnati 9

W: Reitsma (3-1)

L: Hampton (2-2)

Austin Kearns' bases-loaded double completed 6-run 4th and Adam Dunn added ML-leading 17th HR as Reds won for 11th time in 15 games. "I'm just having so much fun," Kearns said.

Philadelphia 4 at N.Y. Mets 5

W: Benitez (1-3)

L: Adams (0-2)

Mets' Tony Clark singled home winning run in 9th, ending Phillies' 3-game win streak. "It's been a while since we've been able to celebrate like that," N.Y. manager Art Howe said.

St. Louis 7 at Houston 4

W: Williams (6-0)

L: Munro (3-2)

S: Eldred (4)

Houston native Woody Williams won 9th straight decision for Cards. "It's just nice to sleep in your own bed," said Williams, who lasted 7 innings. "You don't have to be as sharp."

San Francisco 6 at Arizona 0

W: Schmidt (4-1)

L: Batista (3-3)

Jason Schmidt threw 4-hitter in 2nd shutout of season and Marquis Grissom homered twice for Giants. Barry Bonds doubled in 3 runs but left in bottom of the 7th with mild right ankle sprain.

Colorado 2 at Los Angeles 3

W: Ishii (4-1)

L: Jennings (3-4)

S: Gagne (17)

Kazuhisa Ishii allowed 2 runs in 6-plus innings and struck out season-high 8 for Dodgers, who won 6th in row. Eric Gagne collected 17th save in 17 chances and 25th straight over past 2 years.